Welcome March!
Dear Wonderful Families,

We’ve been busy behind the scenes preparing for the World Academy Alumni Association’s Annual Silent Auction and Comedy Night Fundraiser. The Alumni Association is a non-profit 501c3 organization whose purpose is to support educational initiatives, provide scholarships and tuition assistance for students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend World Academy and to award scholarships to alumni to attend post- secondary programs.

The Alumni Association is currently looking for support from our community as they are in need of sponsorships for the event and donations for their silent auction. If you are able to support this event in any way, please contact the WA Alumni Association President, Scott Dionne at waalumniassociation@worldacademynh.com, or Lisa Dias, at ldias@worldacademynh.com.

It promises to be a great night of joy and laughter featuring comedian, Juston McKinney! With all of the anxiety that is festering in the world today, it will be a gift to have an opportunity to just laugh!! Please join us! You can purchase your tickets online by clicking here.

Thank you, in advance, and hope to see you there!

Warmly,
Kathy and Lisa for all of us
President and Head of School  
Upcoming Events and Important Dates
Upcoming Important Date Reminders
  • Friday, March 6th
  • 2nd Term closes for Grades K-8
  • Saturday, March 7th
  • RIZE IQ Meet @ Saint Anselm’s College in Manchester 9:00-2:00pm
  • NH State Spelling Bee @ Plymouth State 9:00am
  • MathCounts State Competition at Plymouth State University -Goooo, NorthStars!!
  • Sunday, March 8th
  • Daylight Savings Time! Don't forget to "spring forward" one hour!
  • Monday, March 9th
  • Term 3 begins
  • Volleyball Game vs. Milford at 3:30pm
  • Tuesday, March 10th
  • Fifth Grade Natural Disasters Science Fair
  • Wednesday, March 11th
  • Class Robotics - Grade 4
  • Thursday, March 12th
  • WA Advisory Board Meeting at 3:30pm
  • Friday, March 13th
  • World Academy Alumni Association’s Annual Grades 1-4 Skills and Drills Clinic, Alumni Basketball Game and Alumni Reception - Join us for this always memorable and fun activity!!!!
  • K-8 Report Cards and ECE Progress Reports distributed to families.

Future Important Activities
  • Tuesday, March 17th  
  • Grades 6, 7 and 8 French students travel to Merrimack to participate in La Fete de la Francophonie organized by the NH chapter of AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) as a part of a global initiative to highlight the diversity of French-speaking cultures and to celebrate the global community of French-speaking people.
  • Wednesday, March 18th
  • Grade One to Acton Discovery Museum
  • Saturday, March 21st
  • Cubing competition
  • History Bee Finals
  • Wednesday, March 25th
  • World Academy Recognition and Awards Ceremony
  • Friday, March 27th 
  • Father/Daughter Dance - theme “Boots and Beauties" - See below for more details!
  • Sunday, April 19th
  • WORLD ACADEMY ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE 2-4pm - JOIN US!! This is our flagship Open House that we prepare all year for!!
  • Saturday, May 16th
  • Movies with Mom - see below!

Save the Date!
Movies with Mom Event
Saturday, May 16th at 11:00am at Chunky’s Cinema
for World Academy Boys and their moms (or mother figures)
in Preschool 4s through Grade 6. 
Community News
Alumni Basketball Game
The World Academy Alumni Association Board is looking forward to seeing everyone at our Annual Skills and Drills Clinic for Grades 1-4, our Alumni Basketball Game and Alumni Reception being held on Friday, March 13th. This annual event bridges the ages of our NorthStar community and brings all together for laughter and fun! Following the game there will be a special reception for all World Academy Alumni! Please spread the word to all past World Academy students you might know. At the event, We will also be recognizing families who donated to the WA Alumni Association's 40 for 40 Campaign! 

Tickets are on sale now in the Entrance Hall (cash or credit accepted). Come get your tickets! If you would like to volunteer during or before this event, please click here!
Boots & Beauties is Coming!
World Academy will be hosting the 3rd Annual Pre4 to Grade 6 Father (Father Figure)/Daughter Dance on Friday, March 27th. Please click here to sign up by March 23rd to join the fun! It is always a sell out!!

If you have any questions regarding the event, then please see your classroom teacher or reach out to Mrs. Chiccarelli at bchiccarelli@worldacademynh.com. 
Vacation Program Sign-Ups
Our  Vacation Program is a safe and fun option available to any Kindergarten through Grade 8 student (even those who do not regularly attend World Academy) who is looking for a fun alternative during school vacations. This program supplements the days outside of the school calendar so a separate daily rate applies. It is filled with lots of age-appropriate, fun activities for all ages and staffed by our World Academy team. In order for us to properly plan/staff our programs, advanced sign-up is required for the days your child will attend, and there will be no refunds for unused days. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come/first-served basis. Registration will close one week prior to the vacation day or once the spaces are filled. 
 
Don't forget to sign up for the  Spring Break Vacation Days! Spring Break is from April 27-May 1st.
  • Click here for the sign-up for Kindergarten Vacation Program
  • Click here for the sign-up for the Grades 1-8 Vacation Program
Lifeguards Wanted!
World Academy is seeking two lifeguards for the summer. Spend your days with a fabulously behaved and happy group of campers who are always closely supervised by their counselors. You will enjoy your job and make a difference in young campers’ lives with swim lessons and fantastic water activities designed for all to have fun in the sun.

Current CPR, First Aid and Lifeguard certification is required for the job and we will help you get those if you are a responsible and strong swimmer!! Contact Lisa Dias at ldias@worldacademynh.com if you are interested!
Thank Yous, Kudos and Reminders
Our Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Tully, and her husband, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina to Alex Moffatt. Kristina was a former Substitute / Summer Camp Staff member. A 2021 wedding is being planned. Congratulations to the Tully Family! 

Kudos to Sixth Grader, Eliza Barsorian, who was selected as one of four winners in the ParentingNH Magazine 2020 Summer Camp Coloring Contest. Be sure to check our Eliza’s beautiful picture in this month’s issue below or pick up your own copy of the March issue of ParentingNH on the display case in the hallway near our Front Desk! Great job, Eliza!
In the midst of the fears and concerns over the spread of illness, we found this great resource that includes a video to share with your child about hand washing and staying safe from germs! Click here to visit the site!
Spring Babe Ruth Girls Softball registration for ages 7-14 is still open for the City of Nashua! Click here for details!
Thank you to donor our Anonymous donors who made donations!

This year,  the World Academy Alumni Association is celebrating the 40th year anniversary of the founding of World Academy by participating in a donation drive called "40 for 40"! Since 1980, the school has educated and nurtured over 20,000 students, and we would like to honor that accomplishment by paying tribute to the students, teachers, alumni and special memories from our “World!” We are aiming to attain 40 gifts in honor of the 40 years of excellence by March 13th.  Please consider donating a gift of any amount to the WA Alumni Association . All gifts designated to the  “40 for 40” will go directly to the WA Alumni Association’s Scholarship Fund to support a quality World Academy education to even more deserving students. Thank you for supporting our 40th anniversary celebration!
NorthStars Athletics & Competition Results
Good luck to our fabulous students who are competing
this Saturday, March 7th!!

  • Robotics RIZE IQ State Championship from 9-2pm at Saint Anselm’s College in Manchester
  • E404 : Devon Morrison, Will Fafel, Nick Dias, and Peyton Moses
  • Ramen : Elias Concepcion, Shrey Shah, Dylan Jiang, Hrushikesh Sankar, and Colin Turner
  • Vexters: Sia Tabrizi, Aanya Shetty, Kiran Klien, and Yukino Nakano

  • NH State Spelling Bee at Plymouth State University
  • Eighth Grader, Londyn Lamonakis

  • MathCounts State Competition at Plymouth State University
  • Hrushikesh Sankar, Ayush Chakraborty, Emily Breault, Elaine Zhan
Volleyball Season Is Here!
Our Middle School Co-Ed Volleyball Team traveled to Milford Middle School on Thursday afternoon. The teams enjoyed some friendly competition! 

Upcoming Volleyballs game presently scheduled are:
  • Monday, March 9th  
  • Home Game vs. Milford @ 3:30
  • Tuesday, March 17th
  • World Academy @ Bedford at 4pm
Good luck to our NorthStars!!
BOKS KIDS Fitness - Session 3
We have another Session for BOKS KIDS coming up! This fun fitness program is for students in Grades 1-3. It will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from March 16th through April 8th from 7:30am to 8:15am in our World Academy Gym. Space is limited to the first 26 students, so get your registration in early! Registration will be confirmed by Mrs. Stone by March 12th.  Click here to sign up! Many thanks to Mrs. Stone for facilitating this program for our students!
Seen Around Our 'World'
We love to know what our students and families are up to outside of school! If you have something you would like to share, please don't hesitate to share it with us! Click here to email us your photos with details for us to post! We especially love to hear (and brag!) about student accomplishments outside of school! We love sharing ALL about each of our students!
Fifth Grade ELA working diligently on their descriptive essays in Miss Bishop’s class.
Mrs. St. Lawrence and her Fifth Grade Science students enjoyed a healthy salad that included lettuce, kale, dill and basil from our Hydroponics garden! It is amazing to see that it only took a few short weeks for the garden to be healthy and blooming! 
Mrs. Tully’s Kindergarten celebrated the author, Theodore Seuss Geisel aka Dr. Seuss this week for his birthday! Students made Cat in the Hat headbands, found rhyming words, learned about word families, worked together for a character word search, and shared lots of stories. 
In Sixth Grade Science, students are studying the physical properties of Matter where they performed a ‘Layering of Liquids’ experiment. Students predicted what would happen with water, baby oil, corn oil and corn syrup when poured into a tube. They then observed this experiment and reported on the layering and density of each liquid in writing and by illustration!
Fourth Grade Robotics Classes Learn the Pros and Cons of Space Travel! During Robotics this week, our Fourth Grade students built, modified and wrote a program to maneuver a Mars Rover. In addition, they researched and presented in a debate-style format the pros and cons of space travel and the benefits or dangers of a manned mission to Mars. This class reinforced the importance of research and data mining key skills needed for students who wish to become an engineer or scientist.
Our Preschool Fours Funky Monkey students are also blasting off into their month-long unit on Space! The students have been enjoying their new space-themed manipulatives, puzzles, sensory bins and a rocket ship tent with astronaut suits! They each created their own planets using food coloring and shaving cream! The beautiful creations were then named and will be displayed for the Annual Open House in April!
The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Graders learned about the Term 3 Elective choices this week! Check out the amazing offerings they can choose from below!
  • Art Like the Masters - In this elective, students will be creating pieces that are inspired by famous artists or popular art styles and will use different mediums to complete these pieces. 
  • Talent Tapping - In this elective, students will practice, polish and perfect their talents for a "Talent Show" at the conclusion of the term with the support of Mrs. Collins. 
  • Health and Conditioning - This elective is offered to athletes of all levels to help students with balance, coordination, speed, and agility. 
  • Globetrotting and Problem Solving with Carmen Sandiego - Students will use their geography knowledge to find Carmen Sandiego on a map, visit some of the most prominent landmarks in the world on Google Earth, practice their foreign language skills with characters from the Netflix show, and discover and participate in cultural traditions from across the world.
  • How to solve a Rubik's Cube - Explore hints, tips, and solutions with your friends while learning to solve the 2*2 and 3*3 Cube. 
  • Fractured Fairy Tales Reading and Writing - In Fractured Fairy Tales, students will examine how authors take those lovable stories we know so well and change them with twists and turns to make us laugh, cry, or deep in frightened thought and wondering why. Was the wolf framed? What if the 3 little pigs were actually ninjas? What if Cinderella had a sister that wore loafers and told great anteater jokes?  
The Sixth Graders enjoyed a Zen moment prior to their Social Studies class!
Happy International Women's Day
This Sunday!!
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